U.S. patent number 4,304,329 [Application Number 06/183,606] was granted by the patent office on 1981-12-08 for crown support carrier.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Johns-Manville Corporation. Invention is credited to Earl J. Graser.
United States Patent |
4,304,329 |
Graser |
December 8, 1981 |
Crown support carrier
Abstract
An improved crown support carrier production blank and erected
carrier for use with a plurality of beverage bottles. The
production blank and the erected carrier are formed with a
plurality of inclined upper side and end panels hingedly attached
to a central panel and hingedly attached to a plurality of vertical
lower side and end panels. A plurality of T-shaped corner glue tabs
are formed in the corners of the production blank and are
adhesively secured to the lower side and end panels when the
production blank is erected to a completed carrier. The T-shaped
glue tabs act as an exceptional reinforcing strip on the corners
while their shape and placement are designed to round out or soften
the corners rather than have sharp piercing corners typical in
prior art carriers. Sunburst bottle receiving openings are
positioned in the central panel along with at least one opening for
use in carrying the package.
Inventors: |
Graser; Earl J. (Monroe,
LA) |
Assignee: |
Johns-Manville Corporation
(Denver, CO)
|
Family
ID: |
22673544 |
Appl.
No.: |
06/183,606 |
Filed: |
September 2, 1980 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/148; 206/434;
229/109; 229/114 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D
71/42 (20130101); B65D 5/2033 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65D
71/42 (20060101); B65D 5/20 (20060101); B65D
71/40 (20060101); B65D 075/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;206/148,149,151,434,427,145 ;229/31R,31FS,32,34R,34A,35,89 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Moy; Joseph Man-Fu
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Krone; Robert M. Kelly; Joseph J.
Von Behren; Norvell E.
Claims
Having described my invention I claim:
1. A production blank for a crown support carrier, comprising:
(a) a central rectangular shaped panel having a plurality of
sunburst bottle neck receiving aperatures therein, the central
panel having formed therein at least one finger receiving handle
opening;
(b) a pair of upper side panels hingedly attached to the central
panel on opposite sides thereof;
(c) a pair of lower side panels hingedly attached to the upper side
panels;
(d) a pair of upper end panels hingedly attached to the central
panel on opposite sides thereof;
(e) a pair of lower end panels hingedly attached to the upper end
panels;
(f) a T-shaped corner glue tab positioned on each corner of the
production blank and hingedly attached to the central rectangular
panel as well as to the upper side panel and to the upper end
panel; and
(g) an adhesive positioned on the corners of the lower end panels
and the corners of the lower side panels on one side of the
production blank adjacent to the T-shaped corner glue tabs.
2. The production blank for a crown support carrier as defined in
claim 1 wherein the T-shaped corner glue tabs are formed in part
from a plurality of three rectangular panels hingedly attached to
each other with one of the panels hingedly attached to the central
rectangular panel as well as the upper side panel and the upper end
panel.
3. The production blank for a crown support carrier as defined in
claim 2 further comprising the T-shaped corner glue tabs comprising
in part a pair of triangular shaped panels hingedly attached to one
of the three rectangular panels.
4. An erected crown support carrier for positioning over the necks
of a plurality of beverage bottles, comprising:
(a) a horizontally positioned rectangular shaped central panel
having a plurality of sunburst bottle neck receiving aperatures
therein, the central panel having formed therein at least one
finger receiving handle opening;
(b) a pair of inclined upper side panels hingedly attached to the
horizontal central panel on opposite sides thereof;
(c) a pair of vertically positioned lower side panels hingedly
attached to the inclined upper side panels;
(d) a pair of inclined upper end panels hingedly attached to the
horizontal central panel on opposite sides thereof;
(e) a pair of vertical lower end panels hingedly attached to the
inclined upper end panels;
(f) a T-shaped corner glue tab positioned on each corner of the
production blank and hingedly attached to the horizontal central
rectangular panel as well as the inclined upper side panels and the
inclined upper end panels; and
(g) an adhesive positioned on the corners of the lower end panels
and the lower side panels adjacent to the T-shaped corner glue tabs
and adhesively securing the T-shaped corner glue tabs to the
adjacent lower end panels and lower side panels.
5. The erected crown support carrier as defined in claim 4 further
comprising the T-shaped corner glue tabs being formed in part from
a plurality of three rectangular panels hingedly attached to each
other with one of the panels hingedly attached to the central
rectangular panel as well as the upper side panel and the upper end
panel.
6. The erected crown support carrier as defined in claim 5 further
comprising the T-shaped corner glue tabs further comprising in part
a pair of triangular shaped panels hingedly attached to one of the
three rectangular panels and being adhesively secured to the
plurality of vertical side panels and vertical end panels.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to crown support carriers and more
particularly to an improved crown support carrier production blank
and erected carrier having improved corner resistance and improved
appearance of the overall package.
It is known in the prior art of crown support carriers to provide a
carrier which is positioned over the necks of the bottles to be
supported in the carrier with a plurality of sunburst openings
holding the bottles within the carrier. Carriers of this type may
be made of paperboard, plastic or other suitable materials and may
come in a variety of shapes. For example the U.S. Pat. No.
3,700,275, issued Oct. 24, 1972 to Raymond E. Deasy shows a crown
cupport carrier having a flat central panel in combination with two
downwardly inclined triangular flanges or side panels. Another
variation of a typical type of crown support carrier manufactured
in plastic would be shown in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,139,094, issued
Feb. 13, 1979 to James W. Berry et.al. This carrier is formed from
a single rigid plastic sheet and contains a generally sinusoidal
type peripheral wall extending downwardly from the outer margins of
the flat top panel to merge with a peripheral skirt around the
carrier.
The U.S. Pat. No. 4,190,149 issued Feb. 26, 1980 to James R. Oliff
et. al. is a paperboard carrier having a flat top surface with a
plurality of sunburst features in which downwardly positioned side
and end walls are held together by a single anchoring tab
positioned at each corner of the carrier.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The applicants crown support carrier is formed from a single piece
production blank and is cut and scored with a sunburst, style
bottle neck receiving apertures positioned to lock under the bottle
crowns. At each corner of the production blank there is formed a
T-shaped tab which is cut to a specific size that will enable it to
overlap a side panel and an end panel sufficiently when the blank
is shaped in a three-dimensional position. The T-shaped tabs are
anchored to those adjacent panels by an adhesive to form an
exceptional reinforcing strip on the corners of the package. In
addition, the T-shaped tabdesign and placement serves to round out
or soften the corners of the package rather than to have a sharp
piercing corner as is typical in many prior art carriers and
especially in the before referenced U.S. Pat. No. 4,190,149 and
U.S. Pat. No. 3,700,275.
Accordingly it is an object and advantage of the invention to
provide a production blank for a crown support carrier having a
plurality of side panels and end panels which are rigidly held in
place by a plurality of T-shaped glue tabs.
Another object and advantage of the invention is to provide an
improved crown support carrier having improved corner reinforcement
and strength and also having a more appealing appearance especially
in the area of the corner of the carrier.
A further object and advantage of the invention is to eliminate
sharp or pointed corners on the carrier which is advantageous when
the carriers are shrink wrapped.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the production blank of the applicants
invention showing the placement of the various panels and also the
placement of adhesive on the carrier production blank. The blank is
formed of material of conventional thickness as is known in the art
of paperboard crown support carriers;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the crown support carrier
production blank shown in FIG. 1 showing the production blank
formed into an erected crown support carrier ready for positioning
over the necks of the plurality of beverage bottles.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to the drawings in general and in particular to FIG.
1 of the drawing there is shown the applicants production blank for
a crown support carrier generally by the numeral 10 which comprises
a central rectangular shaped panel 12 having a plurality of
sunburst bottle neck receiving apertures 14 formed therein by a
plurality of sunburst tabs 16 hingedly attached to the central
panel 12 by means of the scorelines 18. The central panel 12 has
also formed therein at least one finger receiving handle opening
formed by the use of the handle opening tab 20 of the type known in
the art.
A pair of upper side panels 22 are formed on each side of the
central panel 12 by means of the scorelines 24 and a pair of lower
side panels 26 are hingedly attached to the upper side panels 22 by
means of the scorelines 28.
A pair of upper end panels 30 are hingedly attached to the central
panel 12 by means of the scorelines 32 and and also a pair of lower
end panels 34 are hingedly attached to the upper end panels 30 by
means of the scorelines 36.
Positioned in each corner of the production blank is a T-shaped
corner glue tab shown generally by the numeral 38 which is hingedly
attached to the central rectangular shaped panel 12 by means of the
scorelines 40 as well as to the upper side panels 22 by means of
the scorelines 42 and also to the upper end panels 30 by means of
the scorelines 44. A controlled amount of adhesive 46 is positioned
on the corners of the lower end panels 34 as well as the corners of
the lower side panels 26 on one side of the production blank
adjacent to the T-shaped corner glue tabs 38.
Referring now to FIG. 2 of the drawing there is shown a perspective
of the production blank shown in FIG. 1 showing an erected crown
support carrier for positioning over the necks of a plurality of
beverage bottles. As has been before mentioned the T-shaped corner
glue tabs 38 are positioned on each corner of the production blank
and are formed in part from a plurality of three rectangular panels
48, 50 and 52 which are hingedly attached to each other by means of
the scorelines 54 and 56. The rectangular panel 48 is also hingedly
attached to the central rectangular panel 12 by means of the
scoreline 40. A pair of triangular shaped panels 58 are hingedly
attached to the rectangular panels 52 by means of the scorelines 60
thereby allowing the triangular shaped panel to be bent and
positioned over the adjacent side and end panel and glued in place
by means of the adhesive 46 as shown in the FIG. 2 of the drawing.
When formed and glued thusly, the T-shaped glue tabs 38 formed in
part out of the triangular shaped panel 58 form an exceptional
reinforcing strip glueing the lower end panels 34 and the lower
side panel 26 securely together. In addition the use of the three
rectangular shaped panels 48, 50 and 52 tends to provide a three
dimensional corner which is rounded out by the triangular shaped
panels 58 to thereby soften the look of the corners of the carrier.
This improved corner appearance in combination with the inclined
upper side panels 22 and inclined upper end panels 30 along with
the vertical lower side panels 26 and lower end panels 34 provides
a well rounded appearing crown support carrier having much improved
eye appeal to the purchaser. By the use of the inclined upper side
panels 22 and upper end panels 30 in combination with the side
panels 26 and end panels 34, the erected carrier is able to be
nested into other similar carriers thereby simplifying shipment of
a plurality of the carriers.
From the foregoing it can be seen that there has been provided an
improved crown support carrier production blank and erected carrier
satisfying all of the objects and advantages of the invention.
Nevertheless changes may be made in the subject production blank
and erected carrier and the applicants invention is not to be
limited to the specific carrier shown which has been given by way
of illustration only.
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